The Mods. Mod (from modernist) is a subculture

The Mods.

Mod (from modernist) is a subculture that originated in London, England, in the late 1950s and peaked in the early-to-mid 1960s. Significant elements of the mod subculture include fashion (often tailor-made suits); music, including African American soul, Jamaican ska,

British beat music, and R&B; and motor scooters. The original mod scene was also associated with amphetamine-fuelled all-night dancing at clubs. From the mid-to-late 1960s and onwards, the mass media often used the term mod in a wider sense to describe anything that was believed to be popular, fashionable, or modern.

The Mods and Rockers were two conflicting British youth subcultures of the early-mid 1960s. The Mods were known for the Modern Jazz they listened to as they showed their new styles off at local cafes.

Band members. Morten Abel - vocals, guitar, accordion (1980-84) Torkild Viig - bass (1980-84) Helge Hummervoll - keyboards (1980-83) Leif Arne Bergvin Nilsen - drums (1980-83) Kurt Olsen - guitar (1980-82) Runar Bjaalid - guitar (1980-82) Tor Syvertsen - guitar (1981-84) Geir Samsonsen - (1984) Craig Whitson - (1984) The mods were scooter riders, wearing suits and clean-cut outfits.

Fashion. Mod fashion adopted new Italian and French styles in part as a reaction to the rural and small-town rockers, who were seen as trapped in the 1950s, with their leather motorcycle clothes and American greaser look.

Many mods used motor scooters for transportation, usually Vespas or Lambrettas.